BRITISn ae ANMe COLLINS PENGUIN READERSBritish Life ANNE COLLINS Level 3 Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn PotterPearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex CM20 2JE, England and Associated Companies throughout the world. ISBN 0582 435668 First published 2001 Second impression 2001 ‘Text copyright © Anne Collins 2001 Mlustration ‘Map of the UK’ © Janos Marfly 2001 Mustrations pp.3 and 27 © George Hollingworth 2001 Illustrations for ‘The Call Centre’ © Bob Harvey 2001 Design by Wendi Watson Printed and bound in Denmark by Norhaven A/S, Viborg All rights reserved: no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by ony means, electronic. mechanical, photocopying. recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers, Published by Pearson Education Limited in association with Penguin Books Ltd, both companies being subsidiaries of Pearson Ple Photograph acknowledgements: Rex Features: pp. 7 and 39; Stockmarket: p.9; David Watts: pp. |2-17 and 28-29; Bruce Coleman/jane Burton: p. 33 Mike Watson: pp. 26 and 32 For a complete list of the titles available in the Penguin Readers series please write to your local Pearson Education office or to: Marketing Department, Penguin Longman Publishing, 5 Bentinck Street, London WIM SRN